Pakistan
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At least 9 dead as powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake jolts Pakistan
Islamabad:An earthquake of 6.8 magnitude shook parts of Pakistan on Tuesday, killing nine people and injuring over 160 others, local media reported. The epicentre of the earthquake was Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region,…
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Powerful earthquake jolts Pakistan
Islamabad: A powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday night jolted Pakistan, spreading panic and forcing people to run out of their homes. The quake was felt in the capital Islamabad and several…
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Alarm in Karachi as Covid-19 positivity rate jumps over 28%
Karachi: The Covid-19 positivity rate in Karachi has reached 28.30 per cent, a health authority official said after 30 out of 106 people screened for the viral infection tested positive, as per…
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US report raises concerns over human rights violations in Pakistan
Islamabad: The US has raised serious concerns over human rights violations in Pakistan in an annual report. The State Department’s 2022 Country Report on Human Rights Practices points out incidents of extrajudicial…
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PTI leader, 9 others killed in attack on vehicle
Islamabad: A Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and nine others were killed when the vehicle they were travelling came under attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Abbottabad district, according to authorities. Confirming the incident which…
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Pak finance minister says technical reasons behind delay in deal
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Monday that certain technical reasons were behind the delay in an agreement with the IMF as he clarified that his recent remarks about the…
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Pakistan’s CII terms ‘guru culture’ in transgender community as exploitation, neo-slavery
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has slammed the guru culture in the transgender community and has termed it as a lethal form of exploitation and neo-slavery. In a statement, CII…
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Pak police register terrorism case against ex-PM Imran, PTI leaders
Islamabad: Pakistani police on Sunday registered a terrorism case against Imran Khan and over a dozen PTI leaders for indulging in vandalism, attacking security personnel and creating unrest outside the judicial complex…
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Pakistan govt mulling legal options to declare PTI a banned outfit
Islamabad: Pakistan Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has hinted that legal proceedings could be initiated to declare Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) a banned outfit, state media reported. Rana said that the legal team of…
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Judge permits Imran Khan to go back after marking attendance outside Islamabad court
Islamabad: Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Zafar Iqbal on Saturday permitted PTI Chairman Imran Khan to go back after marking his attendance outside the Islamabad Judicial Complex where the PTI chief…
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AK-47 assault rifles recovered from Imran Khan’s mansion in Lahore
Lahore: Police on Saturday allegedly recovered assault rifles and ammunition from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s Zaman Park mansion in a search operation, while detaining over 60 party cohorts accused of…
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Pakistan: Imran leaves for Islamabad for Toshkhana case hearing
Islamabad: A local court in Islamabad is set to resume on Saturday the hearing of Toshakhana case against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who avoided arrest despite a protracted effort by law…
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Pakistani court grants Imran Khan protective bail in 8 terrorism cases, one civil case
Lahore: In a relief to embattled Imran Khan, a top Pakistani court here granted protective bail to the former prime minister on Friday in eight terrorism cases and a civil case after…
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Pak HC suspends non-bailable arrest warrant against Imran Khan
Islamabad: A high court in Pakistan on Friday suspended the non-bailable arrest warrant against former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a corruption case till March 18, giving the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief…